PSA Howies mens jea...
 

[Closed] PSA Howies mens jeans in TKmax reduced from £95 to £16

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only got them in 2 sizes buy on line here

http://www.tkmaxx.com/new-in-mens-clothing/mens-blue-jeans/invt/06084731


 
Posted : 19/05/2012 10:49 pm
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You are aware that we are all fat and work in IT right 😉


 
Posted : 19/05/2012 10:54 pm
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What's so special about Howies jeans?


 
Posted : 19/05/2012 10:57 pm
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stupid sounding question, what size are their 30" waist jeans? i.e. how accurate are their sizes? i tend to be 30-32" depending on manufacturer and could do with a cheap pair of jeans.


 
Posted : 19/05/2012 11:00 pm
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TK Maxx are now doing online shopping? That's a surprise...


 
Posted : 19/05/2012 11:19 pm
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Cheers, can't really go wrong for £20.


 
Posted : 19/05/2012 11:39 pm
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I would but a lot online, but trousers? NO!


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 1:54 am
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anyone wanting to try some on, have a look in the harrogate shop (if you are a size 30")


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 9:53 am
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bah, size 30, but the long would look a bit silly on me 🙁


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 9:55 am
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What model are they?


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 9:59 am
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Look like the Warm 49ers cotton-lined ones to me.

I've got a pair and they're great in winter.


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 10:09 am
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Float +1


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 10:10 am
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You roll the legs up.


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 10:11 am
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sizing is pretty std IME. A bit gutted as I never see bargains like this in store!

Not that I ever pay RRP...


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 10:46 am
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Not that I ever pay RRP...
😀


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 11:07 am
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To answer the question of "What's so special about Howies jeans? "

1) They fit me comfortably - this is something not a lot of jeans manage
2) for a while they were doing them wide and short as standard, just the way I need them, I don't have very long legs so 6 inches of turn-ups just doesn't work before someone says just roll them up, so not having to have the adjusted is great.
3) they aren't pre-faded and treated with loads of $hitty checmicals so they are soft from day 1, I have a pair of cheaper stop gap jeans I bought from next recently and they are like jeans mixed with wood, solid, they could stand up on their own. I also hate - pre-faded and pre-creased jeans I'm more than capable if aging jeans myself
4) howies jeans last me pretty well - most don't last more than 3 months - howies will go up to a year.
5) the indigo is really rich and they fade really nicely.

If you find other jeans that work for you then great, go for it - I like howies jeans, I just wish they would go back to stocking the size they need, but despite emailing to ask for it they just can't seem to be arsed these days - shame as I'm sure you can see, I really like their jeans.


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 11:36 am
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WTF do you do to jeans to kill them in 3 months?

I tend to only have one pair on the go at any one time and I'd expect to get at least a year!


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 12:24 pm
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njee20 +1


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 12:30 pm
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£16 for jeans?
£10 Tesco value for me.


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 12:32 pm
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they aren't pre-faded and treated with loads of $hitty checmicals so they are soft from day 1,

untreated raw denim is not soft, that comes from wearing them and not some chemical/sanforized processing


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 12:35 pm
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I wish I knew, I'm pretty hard wearing on things in general - I don't so much wear as destroy things 🙂

untreated raw denim is not soft, that comes from wearing them and not some chemical/sanforized processing

A good point, given that howies allege to not overly treat their jeans before they sell them they are remarkably soft straight from day one.


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 12:42 pm
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they might not do anything to them, that's not to say the cotton mill doesn't do anything to the denim 😉


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 12:46 pm
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Only two pairs left, 28 long. Bugger.


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 12:58 pm
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I tend to only have one pair on the go at any one time and I'd expect to get at least a year!

I have jeans that I've been wearing on a regular basis for over 10 years... OK, some of them are looking a bit worse for wear, but the first year is nothing more than a 'bedding in' period really.

And all of those were from Matalan. £12.

😛

I did buy some posh Sainsbury's jeans recently, but the fit was a bit dubious and I managed to rip them after a couple of months.


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 1:19 pm
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posh Sainsbury's jeans

oxymoron


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 8:24 pm
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Derby store has 28 and 30 waist in.....and one pair of 34" Iong (and they are long, about 36")
I got a bit excited until I realised the length whilst in the queue to pay 🙁


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 8:45 pm
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The 34 Longs would have been perfect for me - I thought mine were cheap for £40 in the Howies sale

still not as good as my alpkit Jeans though


 
Posted : 20/05/2012 10:09 pm
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Got a pair of the 30" L today, they're ridiculous. Waist is actually about 36" (measured). All my other 30" jeans look tiny in comparison. They really are lovely though.

Anyone want them for £21 posted (eg: what I paid for them)?


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 5:30 pm
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London Stratford/Spitalfields? had loads of pairs in last week.


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 7:50 pm
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Go to ASDA like anyone else. Fiver max for jeans. There JEANS FFS.


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 7:54 pm
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I want some stretch jeans ... 😀


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 8:01 pm
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realman - interested, but will you provide pics and have they been bled?

😉 😛 etc


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 8:04 pm
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my 28's turned up today and are more like a 30 (as i expected). i'll get them properly hemmed as a turn-up with the jim-jams liner looks a bit odd.
will be nice and warm in the winter


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 8:06 pm
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Go to ASDA like anyone else. Fiver max for jeans. There JEANS FFS.

^^Style guru^^


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 8:10 pm
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Go to ASDA like [s]anyone else[/s] other 50 year old blokes who have lost touch with any sense of style. Fiver max for jeans. [s]There[/s] They're JEANS that your daughter would be embarrassed to see you wear FFS.

FTFY


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 8:20 pm
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due to a persistently puking/vomiting child while stayng at the inlaws over xmas i was suddenly in need of some new jeans

only asda was open- didnt go for the 5 quid option, but the 12 quid pair were fine, infact they look just as good as my other branded jeans, ive even been asked what label they were a couple of times!! and 5 months on theyve worn fine


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 8:34 pm
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£12 quid for jeans? Whilst I admire your single-handed attempt to get retail spending back on an upward trajectory, you'll win no friends here flaunting your luxury lifestyle. I thought we were all in this together!

😉


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 8:42 pm
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realman - interested, but will you provide pics and have they been bled?

🙄


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 10:21 pm
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ive even been asked what label they were

Wow, awesomely shexy. 😛


 
Posted : 21/05/2012 10:28 pm
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my 30 / L that i ordered and as it says on takky maxx label

are actually 30 / R (as it says on howies label)

and realistically about 32-33 / 31's

Shame, lovely jeans but a trifle short.

anyone get 28/L or 30/L that are actually L, and wanted something a bit shorter/wider?

odd request i know... but worth a shot


 
Posted : 23/05/2012 5:27 pm
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I'd be interested in your 30 r's but didnt get any to swap, if you fancy selling them email me - matt@18bikes.co.uk

Matt


 
Posted : 24/05/2012 10:29 pm